Former Texas House First Lady Julie Straus was found safe on Friday afternoon after going missing from a San Antonio-area neighborhood the night before, according to the Texas Department of Public ...

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The shutdown entered its 14th day with the Senate returning from its holiday break, Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson refusing to call lawmakers back to Washington and President Donald Trump’s ...